Barney12

Thanks. That's definitely not making it into the "must or want to have" list then

Come on then. We're all dying to know......ball park cost per m2?

I do like your build. Looks really nice. And now you can run round the house naked

Absolutely. When you've got a nice bit of timber that has swung round hit you in the chest causing winding you and is then spinning like a blade you'll appreciate a front mounted switch. Ask me how I know! I'm actually quite surprised they're allowed to make them with a kill switch at the back. Seems pretty self defeating to me. I was always taught that you NEVER lean across a tool.

Have you tried Loctite Cord? It has never ever let me down with a difficult joint: http://www.loctite.co.uk/pipe-sealing-9886.htm

I wouldn't touch that Titan machine with a 10ft barge pole for the reasons others have mentioned. That Fox unit looks pretty much identical to my Woodstar machine which I had been a good workhorse.

I think I'd add some nail plates (spaced so they're between the rafters) too. For a sake of a couple of quid it's belt and braces.

@Stones your sanitary-ware looks just like the Ideal Standard "Space" range we fitted into the flat. We really like it. But when I looked on Megabad I couldn't find it. Could I ask what its called?

Ours is bi-parting. The price was a smidge over £6k fitted (as part of a much bigger order). I have to say it is a thing of beauty! As for the other doors well they would be if they were right

Out of interest: how much of a bend can you put on the insulated flexible ducting before it loses its shape? Ive read somewhere (although I can't remember where!) that you shouldn't put a bend radius on it as it reduces the flow but equally I've seen a few pictures online that seem to show it turning 90 degrees out of the top of the MHRV without issue. Or is it perhaps that there is metal/plastic pipe inside it?

If you are going to do that then stick the overlap with radon tape. Its sticks like sh*t to a blanket and once joined wont come apart (as long as it was applied to clean and dry DPM). Its like a thick sticky tar. https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p43717?table=no A dare say you could use it to patch the holes but its even more of a bodge really.

Looks very sharp. Nice work!

Like so many workshop tools at this price point the vast majority out there are Chinese units in various guises! Some exactly the same machines painted different colours! I've got a Woodstar TD16T 550w unit which is good quality and seems robust but it doesn't seem available anymore. If your budget will stretch go for a 550w machine. You could do worse than take a look at Poolewood Machinery http://www.poolewood.co.uk Good service and friendly advice. I've used them for a few things and have a couple of Charnwood branded items from them which have performed very well, especially the table saw.

Is this because Faye has been locked in said barn? "That every time I drive home (so far) the barn is still standing and Faye is still in there"

I'm most pleased that I've not murdered anyone this week Proud of myself I am!

I'm also a big Lidl fan and I genuinely hate supermarkets! Top of my convenience food list: Lidl Fresh Lasagne - Excellent Lidl Frozen Jacket Potatoes - 7 mins in the microwave and they are amazing! Lidl Mini Magnum Icream rip offs - equally as good as a Magnum and eating three little ones has a third of the calories of eating a full size one - honest!! Lidl Jaffa Cakes - Better than the real thing. I also find their meat and fresh veg to be excellent.

I'm inclined to agree with your first two paragraphs. I went to huge trouble to ensure that every last detail was covered but the window company still made numerous errors along the way. Entirely separate to the thread I have been typing tonight regarding my frame I have a fairly big issue with my window design. It's not "the end of the world" but equally is incredibly annoying when I've spent the best part of £40k on windows. I'll write about it when I have time (and the energy)! Do I think it will be resolved to my satisfaction; highly unlikely!! As as to whether they are lazy, careless etc I don't know. I get the sense that it is simply the industry standard. I know that Internorm are "flying", they've never been busier in the UK. I am not saying though it is right or acceptable.

Well I've just got back from site. The good news first: the frame isn't out of square. I spent a good hour checking the frame and +/- 5mm it was pretty good. I think the "its all to cock" statement by the window team was a bit of a chuck a hand grenade and distract the attention away from us tactic. Not overly helpful! The bad news is the ground floor slab isn't level, neither is the first floor deck. The reasons why are probably a bit of an unknown but as Jeremy said they didn't have a great time with the weather, it was truly foul most days. Regarding the window openings; again there are a number that are out of true. Unfortunately this is a (as is so often the case) compounding of a number of errors. Firstly they had a manufacturing issue in the factory and had to adjust a good number of the openings onsite. Secondly the designer simply misread the drawings from Internorm and got some of the slab recesses wrong. I picked up these errors in advance of the windows arriving but unfortunately the remedial works in some instances just weren't quite right. So moving to the resolution. The guys turned up at 8:40pm after driving all the way from Gloucester. Joe and Brendan looked at the issues and conceded the problems without any hesitation. They are going to apply levelling screed to both the slab and the upper floor. Furthermore they are going to square all the openings with batten and packers as required. Their apporach was 100% no quibble. A refreshing change to many contractors who seem to make shirking responsibility an art! So so in summary; remind me again why we do this self build thing? Don't I have enough stress in my life? #nutter!

It is possible but if it is it will likely be compression of the eps which I imagine would manifest itself in the slab cracking? Our ground conditions are rock (literally) hard so it's highly unlikely to be any form of ground movement.

Yes please!

Yes briefly when I visited site this afternoon but using the window fitters level. I've got a 1800mm fatmax level that I know is accurate so I'm going to head to site shortly and take a closer look.

In short; yes. It was only that I visited site last night that I spotted the FFL error on the big slider downstairs. If I hadn't raised an issue first thing this morning they would have not even mentioned it.

Well the MD and Brendan are getting in the car and driving down to site tonight. So I'd say that's pretty impressive so far! I do actually have some confidence it will get sorted, you don't gain a good reputation (especially in the online bear pit of forums) for nothing!

Both These pictures of a different window give you an example:

So are your gutter outlets behind the cladding detail?